The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) Regulations 2019

Requirements for Machinery Spaces on all Ships

29.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the—

(a) construction;

(b) provision of equipment; and

(c) operation of the machinery space,

of any ship to which these Regulations apply must comply with such of the requirements referred to in paragraph (2) as apply in relation to the machinery space of a ship of its size and description.

(2) The requirements are those prescribed in the following regulations, or paragraphs of regulations, of Annex I—

(a) regulation 12 (tanks for oil residues (sludge));

(b) regulation 12A, paragraphs 1 to 11 (oil fuel tank protection);

(c) regulation 13 (standard discharge connection);

(d) regulation 14, paragraphs 1 to 3, 6 and 7 (oil filtering equipment); and

(e) regulation 16 (segregation of oil and water ballast and carriage of oil in forepeak tanks).

(3) Ships of less than 400 GT must—

(a) be equipped, so far as practicable, to retain on board oil or oily mixtures for subsequent discharge into reception facilities; or

(b) discharge such oil or oily mixtures in accordance with regulation 15.6 of Annex I.

(4) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements specified in regulation 14.1 and 14.2 of Annex I for—

(a) any ship engaged exclusively on voyages within special areas or Arctic waters; and

(b) any ship compliant with the provisions of regulation 6 of the Merchant Shipping (High Speed Craft) Regulations 2004(1) relevant to that ship which is engaged on a scheduled service with a turn-around time not exceeding 24 hours, including non-passenger or cargo carrying relocation voyages for these ships,

provided the conditions in regulation 14.5.3 of Annex I are satisfied.

(1)

S.I. 2004/302, amended by S.I. 2016/1025, which require compliance with the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft. Different Codes apply depending on the date of construction of the ship. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.